Tire tread grooving apparatus and method

Details Tire tread grooving apparatus and method Tire tread grooving apparatus and method

1980-12-05

1982-01-19

Smith, James G.

Wheelwright machines

Grooving, slitting and/or lacerating of rubber tires

B29H 2108

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043111823

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for grooving tires which is particularly useful for renewing previously used over-the-road tires and which removes a portion of a layer of rubber applied to a tread face of a carcass so as to form on the tread face a predetermined grooved tread design. Relative motion between a heated knife and a tire carcass is controlled and coordinated in such a manner as to form a particular selected tread pattern, while one of a plurality of knives of varying configurations is selected to form particular portions of the grooved design. As described more fully hereinafter, a programmable memory preferably in the form of a digital, electronic central processor unit controls the operation of components of the apparatus and is programmed to follow particular functional sequences.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2965162 (1960-12-01), Hawkinson
patent: 3877506 (1975-04-01), Mattox et al.
patent: 4116256 (1978-09-01), Morris et al.

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